Pavement lights guide ‘smartphone zombies’
Pavement lights have been installed at a pedestrian crossing in a Netherlands town to help smartphone users cross the road safely.
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Swipe right for new ‘mum friends’
A new app aimed at mothers has launched in London and New York, aimed at helping mums build friendships.
Iceberg lettuces and broccoli rationed as vegetable crisis hits supermarkets
Some supermarkets are rationing the number of iceberg lettuce and broccoli customers can buy - blaming poor growing conditions in southern Europe for a shortage in UK stores.
Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern at Davos
Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global CEOs say the real culprits are increasingly machines.
Even English speakers are baffled by these words
Native speakers leave others in the dark with strange phrases and words that don’t make sense.
Here’s how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed
Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true.
Here’s how to outsmart fake news in your Facebook feed
Just because it's on the internet doesn't make it true.
Good Friday and Columbus Day renamed by ‘inclusive’ US city of Bloomington
The US city of Bloomington in Indiana has renamed Good Friday and Columbus Day as "Spring Holiday" and "Fall Holiday" to be more "inclusive".
BBC to debut virtual reality film The Turning Forest
The BBC has confirmed it will launch a new virtual reality film, The Turning Forest, next week.
First-year doctors may be allowed to work 24-hour shifts
The organization that oversees the training of young doctors recommended Friday that first-year physicians in hospitals be allowed to work 24-hour shifts — eight hours longer than they are permitted now.
